SCM Research

NOVEMBER 18, 2013

Herein, the authors focus their discussion on ten selected economies: Algeria, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, South Africa and Tanzania. As you might know, I had the great opportunity to travel to East Africa several times, where I gave logistics and supply chain management lectures ( see my previous post ). In spite of a lot of desperation, I was somewhat heartened by many developments I observed.

Africa 110

Africa South Africa Angola Mozambique 110

Inbound Logistics

JANUARY 27, 2016

Shippers unprepared for supply chain disruptions; China wants pirate hunting base in Horn of Africa; bringing cargo into Kenya; India ramps up transportation infrastructure development; air cargo carriers seek to cut costs without sacrificing growth; Amazon invests in India; China’s greenest supply chains; international shrimp supply chain linked to human trafficking and slavery; World Trade Organization rules to abolish agricultural subsidies; Mexico and U.S.

Kenya 36

Kenya Bangladesh Vietnam Thailand 36

Inbound Logistics

AUGUST 23, 2016

Mexico Unified Cargo Processing removes border wait times; CRBC struggles to win local support in Kenya; PwC releases Q2 Transportation and Logistics M&A report

Kenya 41

Kenya Mexico Cargo Report 41

Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 4, 2013

One of my favorite presentations at the event was by Francis Marabula, Executive head of Supply Chain, Safaricom, Kenya. He spoke of M-Pesa and the evolution of new models for mobile commerce in Kenya. The M-Pesa mobile application now represents 30% of GDP in Kenya with 60,000 outlets.

Africa 149

Africa South Africa Kenya Internet of things 149

Exapro Hub

APRIL 15, 2018

Indusmach Kenya. One of a few exhibitions on the African continent: Trade Exhibition on Industrial Products, Equipment and Machinery held in Nairobi, Kenya. Throughout the year, industrial trade fairs are taking place in all corners of the world.

Kazakhstan 55

Kazakhstan Kenya Industrial Industry 55

Elementum

OCTOBER 8, 2015

Smartphone use in countries like India and Kenya is growing rapidly as companies like Xiaomi offer more affordable models aimed at users in developing countries. E-commerce is expanding at lightning speed. Consumers around the world are expected to spend around U.S.

Indonesia 65

Indonesia Kenya Africa Nigeria 65

Quintiq

FEBRUARY 13, 2015

Flowers are gathered from far and wide, from farms in countries such as Kenya, India, Thailand, Ecuador, and Colombia. The demand for flowers on Valentine’s Day is higher than at any other time of the year.

Ecuador 151

Ecuador Colombia Kenya Thailand 151

Supply Chain Movement

OCTOBER 26, 2016

Kenya. Rethink your optimum: Prepare your supply chain for the challenges of 2017 and beyond.

Virgin Islands 63

Virgin Islands Burkina Faso United Arab Emirates Guinea-Bissau 63

Supply Chains Rock

JULY 2, 2012

And we launched assessments for the first time in Turkey, Russia, Nigeria, Kenya and Indonesia. Who said supply chains are boring? Whenever I tell a friend, colleague or family member about my job as soon as the words "supply chain" are muttered I immediately see glassy eyes followed by a yawn or two. Little do they realize that every time they discard or recycle a carton of milk they are completing the end of the supply chain cycle.

Nigeria 100

Nigeria Kenya Indonesia SCM 100

Supply Chain Movement

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Kenya. Increasingly, your supply chain is seen as a value-creating process that differentiates your company from the competition. Clearly, this does not change the call for efficiency and productivity. And now, the pressure is on you -as senior executive- to deliver.

Virgin Islands 52

Virgin Islands Burkina Faso United Arab Emirates Guinea-Bissau 52

Supply Chain Movement

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Kenya. Increasingly, your supply chain is seen as a value-creating process that differentiates your company from the competition. Clearly, this does not change the call for efficiency and productivity. And now, the pressure is on you -as senior executive- to deliver.

Virgin Islands 52

Virgin Islands Burkina Faso United Arab Emirates Guinea-Bissau 52

Enterra Insights

JUNE 11, 2018

Paul Simpson reports, “Excavations of the dry bed of the ancient Lake Olorgesailie, in southern Kenya, led by American paleoanthropologist Rick Potts, suggest that our ancestors created the first supply chain between 305,000 and 320,000 years ago, at least 80,000 years older than we previously thought.”[1] The term “supply chain” has an industrial feel to it; but, supply chains were around before the Industrial Age and probably predate recorded history.

Kenya 100

Kenya Sustainability Tools Procurement 100

Supply Chain Movement

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

Kenya. Les accords commerciaux et leurs risques d’un point de vue UE.

Virgin Islands 52

Virgin Islands Burkina Faso United Arab Emirates Guinea-Bissau 52

Supply Chain Movement

MAY 3, 2016

Kenya. More shippers today appear to be outsourcing some or all of their logistics. How does a company decide that outsourcing logistics is the right choice? This C.H.

Virgin Islands 52

Virgin Islands Burkina Faso United Arab Emirates Guinea-Bissau 52

Supply Chain Movement

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

Kenya. 10 questions to assess working capital management. Working capital management revolves around inventory, debtors and creditors. Some companies generate cash so quickly that they can even achieve negative working capital.

Virgin Islands 56

Virgin Islands Burkina Faso United Arab Emirates Guinea-Bissau 56

The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

MAY 7, 2018

In Kenya’s highlands, farmers grow tea, beans, mangos and bananas, but they find it hard to know when the harvest and send them to market. Christopher Tang. Venture capital community is getting excited in investing in agriculture technology to modernize the agriculture sector – a US$ 7.8

Kenya 52

Kenya Africa Industrial Industry 52

The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

MAY 7, 2018

In Kenya’s highlands, farmers grow tea, beans, mangos and bananas, but they find it hard to know when the harvest and send them to market. Christopher Tang. Venture capital community is getting excited in investing in agriculture technology to modernize the agriculture sector – a US$ 7.8

Kenya 52

Kenya Africa Industrial Industry 52

Supply Chain Movement

AUGUST 24, 2016

Kenya. Recruiting raw talent is ‘extremely challenging’. Supply chain leaders have gained an ever-stronger position in the world of business over recent years.

Virgin Islands 65

Virgin Islands Burkina Faso United Arab Emirates Guinea-Bissau 65

Supply Chain Movement

NOVEMBER 27, 2015

Kenya. 11 Fragen zum Global Trade Management / 11 questions about Global Trade Management. Der globale Handel wächst – und mit ihm die Regulierung. Das effiziente Management von Lieferketten wird dadurch immer weiter erschwert.

Virgin Islands 52

Virgin Islands Burkina Faso United Arab Emirates Guinea-Bissau 52

Supply Chain Movement

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

Kenya. 10 questions about Global Trade Management. Managing the activities comprising a supply chain is becoming more difficult with the growth of trade and increased regulation.

Virgin Islands 52

Virgin Islands Burkina Faso United Arab Emirates Guinea-Bissau 52

Supply Chain Movement

OCTOBER 11, 2016

Kenya. Global competition is forcing companies to optimally manage the orders they have scored. Supply chain execution software can coordinate the necessary alignment process between the various systems within the network.

Virgin Islands 63

Virgin Islands Burkina Faso United Arab Emirates Guinea-Bissau 63

Talking Logistics

MARCH 10, 2017

The international shipment of flowers to Royal FloraHolland from Kenya, Mandarin oranges from California, and pineapples from Colombia were also used to validate the solution for shipments coming into the Port of Rotterdam. It’s snowing outside.

Long Beach 140

Long Beach Los Angeles North America Colombia 140

Supply Chain Movement

MAY 19, 2016

Kenya. The supply chain software industry is in a considerable state of flux. Three large, international take-overs are changing the face of the market.

Virgin Islands 63

Virgin Islands Burkina Faso United Arab Emirates Guinea-Bissau 63

Supply Chain Movement

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

Kenya. Fourth release of 3PL Subway Map Europe. Manufacturers and retailers welcome the ongoing consolidation in the fragmented logistics industry. they want logistics service providers to offer full service on a global scale and are demanding more technological innovation.

Virgin Islands 67

Virgin Islands Burkina Faso United Arab Emirates Guinea-Bissau 67

Supply Chain Movement

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

Kenya. A technology revolution is rapidly changing the way we work, providing threats and opportunities along the way. These developments impact Original Equipment Manufacturers, both at strategic level and at operational level within their supply chains.

Virgin Islands 52

Virgin Islands Burkina Faso United Arab Emirates Guinea-Bissau 52

Supply Chain @ MIT

AUGUST 28, 2014

Kenya Airways : Suspended commercial flights to Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone on August 19. Today’s post was written by Dr. Jarrod Goentzel, Director of the MIT Humanitarian Response Lab. It was originally posted on the Humanitarian @ MIT blog.

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Sierra Leone Liberia Guinea Massachusetts 68

Supply Chain Movement

JUNE 14, 2016

Kenya. Gartner’s first Women in Supply Chain Survey, conducted with AWESOME, an executive women’s leadership group, and supported by Supply Chain Media, compares the representation of women in supply chain leadership roles.

Survey 52

Survey Analysis Virgin Islands Burkina Faso 52

Supply Chain Movement

JUNE 14, 2016

Kenya. Gartner’s first Women in Supply Chain Survey, conducted with AWESOME, an executive women’s leadership group, compares the representation of women in supply chain leadership roles.

Survey 52

Survey Virgin Islands Burkina Faso United Arab Emirates 52

Supply Chain Movement

DECEMBER 11, 2015

Kenya. Customers are becoming more demanding all the time: they increasingly expect personalised offers, available globally and round the clock. Such huge pressure on sales is also dragging the supply chain department(s) towards an ever-higher service level.

Supply Chain Execution 56

Supply Chain Execution Virgin Islands Burkina Faso United Arab Emirates 56

Supply Chain Movement

MAY 24, 2016

Kenya. In the global fashion and luxury goods market, ever-higher customer expectations, combined with demographic and economic shifts, are making it increasingly difficult to predict consumer behaviour and plan accordingly.

Virgin Islands 52

Virgin Islands Burkina Faso United Arab Emirates Guinea-Bissau 52

Supply Chain Movement

MAY 11, 2016

Kenya. 10 questions about Freight Spend Management. There are numerous ways a shipper can reduce freight spend. They can renegotiate contracts, find other carriers, and do a better job of maximizing their truck utilization. But these efforts bring temporary, not permanent, relief.

Virgin Islands 52

Virgin Islands Burkina Faso United Arab Emirates Guinea-Bissau 52

Supply Chain Movement

MARCH 24, 2016

Kenya. Better decision-making processes. The business complexity is increasing all the time due to globalisation, big data and dynamic interdependences. It is becoming ever-more difficult for supply chain professionals to make the right decisions.

Virgin Islands 52

Virgin Islands Burkina Faso United Arab Emirates Guinea-Bissau 52

Supply Chain Movement

MARCH 16, 2016

Kenya. The world is becoming smaller and larger at the same time through globalization and the internet. Goods have to be transported across the globe and across the neighbourhood.

Virgin Islands 52

Virgin Islands Burkina Faso United Arab Emirates Guinea-Bissau 52